It is summer now and time for some great sales and discounts. The two giant online marketplaces are set to woo us with their summer sales in just a couple of days. While the Shopclues High Voltage Sale is already on, the other two popular marketplaces – Amazonand Flipkart are going to host back to back sales soon. So, are you ready to make the most of these sales? Prepare from now on if you don’t want to miss out on any of the deals.

The Amazon Great Indian Sale

Amazon has become a household name, thanks to their exhaustive collection in each and every category of products. And like every year, this time too they are going to host the Amazon Great Indian sale in between 11th to 14th of May, 2017.

What to expect from the sales?

This time they are offering bigger deals on bigger brands in the Amazon Great Indian Sale. If you need luggage bags and trolleys or backpacks, this is the time to buy those. Amazon is offering 50% off on American Tourister products. A Motorola fanatic? They are offering 40% off on Motorola. Various other big brands will be a part of the sale such as the United Colors of Benetton, TCL, Motorola, Levis, W, Coolpad, Fastrack, Sanyo, Prestige, Adidas, OnePlus and so on. Best deals to check for:

Up to 50% off on mobile and accessories

40 to 80% off on fashion

Up to 70% off on home and kitchen

Up to 50% off on electronics

Up to 40% off on personal care and appliances

20 to 60% off on toys and games

Tricks and tips to follow

Follow these tips and tricks to save more on everything that you buy during Amazon Great Indian Sale and to never miss any deal:

1.Create an account at Amazon if you don’t have one or download the Amazon app and create the account. You will get better offers on the app.
2.Create an Amazon Pay account and load money into it
3.Convert your account to an Amazon Prime account
4.Keep the delivery addresses updated so that you can place the order in just a few clicks

Additional offers to keep tab of:

You can get an additional 15% cashback on app and 10% on site using Citi Bank, HDFC and

State Bank credit and debit cards

You can get a flat Rs. 1000 off domestic hotel bookings on Yatra when done via the app

Use Amazon Pay to win Rs. 1 Lakh every hour

Use Amazon Prime account to have early access to exclusive offers and deals from sales

You can get Rs. 2,000 off on Kindle paperwhite

You can get 1 year Kindle subscription at Rs. 1,499

The Flipkart Big 10 Sale

Flipkart has turned 10 and hosting one of the biggest summer sales is their idea of thanking all their customers who have been supporting them for all these years. If you have been planning to refurbish your home or your wardrobe this is the time when you can go forward with it. Be it electronics, home decor, fashion apparel, and accessories or makeup and other lifestyle products, you can get everything on maximum discount possible. As per this online giant, it is “Not Just A Sale, It’s Much Bigger!”. The Flipkart Big 10 Sale will be on from the 14th of May, 2017 to the 18th of May, 2017.

What to expect from the sales?

You can grab discounts of even up to 80% on big brands from the Flipkart Big 10 Sale, which will be running from 14th to 18th May 2017. Since it is Flipkart’s special day, they are making it a point bring the best of offers ever! In fact, this is the first time that Flipkart is going to host a 5 day sale outside of The Big Billion Day sale. Besides the discounts, Flipkart is also going to offer 10 exciting benefits to all the customers.

There will be up to 50% off on mobiles

There will be 20 to 60% off on appliances

There will be 50 to 90% off on fashion

There will be up to 50% off on categories under Flipkart SmartBuy

There will be 40 to 90% off on home and furniture

The extras you should never miss

It is not only the discounts, deals and offers of the sales that matter. You need to keep an eye on the extras as well, which are:

1.You can get 10% instant discount using HDFC Bank credit cards
2.You can get 30% cashback when you make payments via PhonePe
3.Get a MakeMyTrip hotels gift card worth Rs. 2,500 and more when you shop for Rs. 2,000 and above
4.Top 20 shoppers can win a free trip to Kuala Lumpur
5.Answer simple questions to enjoy free shopping of up to Rs. 10,000
6.Bid on products and if you can make the lowest unique bid, you can win big
7.Top 10 shoppers who shop for 3 or more products can win vouchers worth Rs. 500 every hour
8.Play simple games and complete tasks to win exciting gifts every day

The Big 10 Sale will be completely different from any kind of sales they have hosted till date. So, gear up for the upcoming sales, update the list, load money into PhonePe and wait for the sales to start! Meanwhile, check out the ongoing electronics sales – Shopclues High Voltage Sale for great deals and offers.